Irish Brown Bread Recipe
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Irish Brown Bread Recipe
Description
The Irish Brown Bread recipe blends whole wheat flour, oats, dark brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder with melted butter, vanilla extract, buttermilk, and Guinness beer. The wet ingredients create a batter rather than a typical dough, which is poured into a greased baking vessel and sprinkled with oats before baking. Baking starts at a high temperature to develop crust, then lowers for slower cooking, finishing with residual heat to cool in the oven.
The beer imparts a subtle malty flavor and moisture, while the oats and whole wheat flour provide a dense yet tender crumb with a rustic texture. The resulting bread is slightly sweet from the brown sugar, with a mild tang from buttermilk and leavening. This bread slices well and can accompany hearty meals or be enjoyed with butter or preserves.
Using a Dutch oven with the lid on helps create a steam environment for even baking and crust development. The dough consistency is more like a thick batter, so preparation differs from yeasted breads. Variations include substituting ginger ale for beer or doubling buttermilk if omitting beer.
You can substitute ginger ale for the Guinness or omit beer, doubling the buttermilk instead.Store at room temperature in a paper bag or bread box for up to a week; freeze wrapped tightly for up to four months.Use a Dutch oven with the lid on during baking to develop a crust; a wider pot yields a flatter loaf, while a narrower pot creates a taller one.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 -1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt fine sea salt
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 11.2 oz beer Guinness, bottle
- 1/4 cup old fashioned oats additional, for topping
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Grease a Dutch oven or a round 2 quart oven-safe bowl. You can use cooking spray or butter.
- In a large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt using a whisk.
- In another bowl, combine wet ingredients including melted butter, vanilla, buttermilk and Guinness beer. Whisk together to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until you get a well-blended batter. This will not look like a typical bread dough, but more of a batter.
- Pour batter into greased baking dish or Dutch oven. Sprinkle with additional oats.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 400 and bake another 30 minutes. Lastly, turn the oven off, crack the oven door open, and keep the Irish brown bread inside to cool for 30 minutes. (If using a Dutch oven, take the entire Dutch oven out, set it on a heat-safe surface, and remove the lid so the bread can cool.) Remove and enjoy!
Notes
- You can substitute ginger ale for the Guinness or omit beer, doubling the buttermilk instead.
- Store at room temperature in a paper bag or bread box for up to a week; freeze wrapped tightly for up to four months.
- Use a Dutch oven with the lid on during baking to develop a crust; a wider pot yields a flatter loaf, while a narrower pot creates a taller one.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 423 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 423kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 653mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 374mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 385IU | 8% |
| Calcium | 117mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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